Solitary Lives

Frank Reyna has spent more than 21 years in isolation at Pelican Bay State Prison, after authorities claimed he was active in the Mexican Mafia. “My brother tells me that sometimes he forgets how he looks. He doesn’t remember how ...
— Adithya Sambamurthy/The Center for Investigative Reporting

After Pietro Sartoresi was detained at Pelican Bay State Prison, relatives chose to include a framed photo of him (on picnic table) in their family portrait. With phone calls and photos banned by the prison, the Sartoresi family says the ...
— Adithya Sambamurthy/The Center for Investigative Reporting

In 2012, Marie Levin received a copy of a photo her brother, Ronnie Dewberry (left), was allowed to take at Pelican Bay State Prison. It was the first photo she had seen of her brother in more than 20 years. ...
— Adithya Sambamurthy/The Center for Investigative Reporting

Pietro Sartoresi has been confined in the security housing unit at Pelican Bay State Prison for five years, on allegations that he was an associate in the Mexican Mafia prison gang. He was sent to prison for attempted murder.
— Singeli Agnew/For The Center for Investigative Reporting